Publisher to PDF, transparency turns dark. HELP!

[terryoutwest]

When I convert from Publisher to PDF, a transparency turns dark. My client won't approve it.

Anyone have any ideas what's up?

Publisher 2007 on a Dual Core running Win 7, btw.

Thanks in advance,
Terry

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[FredWagner]

What happens when you print the image to a Printer, on white paper ? and how are you 'converting' to PDF - in Publisher 2007, you can 'publish' to PDF or XML, but if you have Acrobat Standard or Professional Install, you could 'Print' to PDF directly.

Fred Wagner

 

[terryoutwest]

Thanks for the reply.

I haven't printed it out. My client prefers pdf proofs, so that's what I provide.

As for conversion to pdf, I do a "save as" and select the pdf option.

I do have Acrobat Reader 9 installed.

Hope this helps.

Terry

 

[FredWagner]

I recommend you print a hardcopy of your document as sample to use in troubleshooting - If it shows as white on the white paper, then there's no darkness being added, the problem is that Publisher's default is that you're printing to white paper. How are you setting something up to be a transparency ?? That may be the reason the PDF is coming up with the dark background. Try turning OFF the transparency feature (if your work is going to be projected as a slide) to get the PDF to look like it has a white background....
Also, rather than 'Save As' PDF, try the Publish to PDF option.
Also, try saving as TIF or JPEG, and then bring that up in your browser. I've got Pub 2003 here at work, but use 2007 at home. Looking through my Pub 2003 menus, if you've set an area to be transparent, and PDF is designed for printing, it may be making the 'transparent' area dark as a way of indicating that it IS transparent. it can't show you the inside of your display. To really make a test, Print to a Printer with transparency film, to verify that you've got the settings correct, and inform your customer that the PDF proofs will look that way - if they won't accept that, you'll need to turn OFF the transparency in that area, make it a distinct background color to indicate that it WILL be transparent in the actual output.... good luck!
(Back in before PCs I ran an Exexutive Info system - we generated briefing slides on Tektronix workstation, with output to a plotter, on paper which had a logo and frame printed on it. We took the printed pager with the plotted graph and legends, and sent it to the photoshop, where it came back as a letter size photo negative. We then used colored transparent tape to 'color' the areas of the slide that had been in black ink on the plotter. That was tedious. Fortunately, it was for quarterly briefing!

Fred Wagner

 

[Makonz]

Hi Terryoutwest,

If you have resolved this issue then all good, but if it is still active can I ask what pdf origination program you are using to write it with ?

Cheers

Makonz